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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I answer a topic in Conversations?</h1></div>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to the Conversations tool.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Conversations</strong> tool from the Tool Menu of your site. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click on a topic.</h2>
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    <p>Click on a topic in the topic list. Question topics display a question icon (<strong>This is a question topic</strong>) near the title of the topic, while Discussion topics display a speech bubble icon (<strong>This is a discussion topic</strong>).</p>
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    <p>In the topic area, click <strong>Answer this question</strong>.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter an answer.</h2>
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<li>Enter an answer in the <strong>Answer this question </strong>field.</li>
<li>Optionally activate <strong>Private</strong> to make the answer visible only to instructors and the original poster of the topic.</li>
<li>Optionally activate <strong>Post anonymously</strong>. This option is available only if the original poster activated it when creating the post.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Publish</strong>.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">The answer will display within the topic.</h2>
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    <p>Note: When the Instructor posts an answer to a question, the topic is marked as "Answered" and a green check mark displays for that topic. This is only true of instructor posts.</p>
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